Committee Information:
Homestay committee
Translation committee
Social Events committee

Homestay Committee

In addition to joint efforts, like the Ebetsu International Festival, the Homestay Commitee is active in two main areas: home stays and home visits.

Home stays
Non-Japanese visiting Ebetsu are welcome to experience Japanese life by staying with one
or more of the homestay commitee's members. The length of stay is usually limited to five days, which should be long enough to get a feeling for the Japanese home and enjoy the sights of Ebetsu. We request you to pay \1,000 a day to your host. We feel that participation with Ebetsu's citizens in their daily routine will foster a deeper mutual understanding.

Home visits
Non-Japanese visitors to Ebetsu with limited time and those who　may have been here a while but who haven't as yet had an opportunity to experience a Japanese home are invited to join a family over a cup of tea and a bite to eat.

The Homestay Committee aims to encourage and develop grassroots cultural exchanges through the above activities.

　 　

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Translation Committee

　Differences in language are often a large barrier that stop people from coming together. Acting as an intermediary between language groups solves immediate communication problems, however we feel that encouraging and teaching language skills is in the long run the most satisfying solution to language barriers. Our activities reflect this bias.

• Improving people's second language skills:
  Once a year we hold a recitation contest for junior high school students and speech contest for high school students to encourage them in their study of English. At this event participants have an opportunity to speak with native English speakers.
  
  We have a translation circle with about six members, which meets once a week. The purpose is to build the group's reading and writing skills. The circle currently helps with the translation of articles for the ECIEA newsletter and we hope to extend our work to other translation projects.
  
  
  
  　 　

  
  
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  Social events Committee

  The Social Events Committee's purpose is to bring people together, preferably in a relaxed atmosphere. We believe this is a good way to overcome social barriers. Our events give members the opportunity to experience each others culture, habits and lifestyles.

  
  Cooking class of various countries
  Introduction of Japanese culture for foreigners
  Friendship party
  Lecture
  

  　 　

  
  
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